play stop

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
                Bulletin & Program Directory         Frequently Asked Questions         *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

"The path to recovery is within all women"









Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center Home Page

Mission Statement:To assist American Indian Women so they can enjoy a better quality of life for themselves and their families

      The Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center (MIWRC) is a non-profit social and education service center located in the Phillips neighborhood of Minneapolis. MIWRC has a 2 million dollar annual budget (State and Foundation Grants and Donations), and employs over 50 full and part-time professional staff. Minneapolis, in Hennepin County, Minnesota is the primary geographic area that we serve. Minneapolis has the third largest urban American Indian population in the United States. Our youth population under age 18 is 3,818 making American Indians proportionately the youngest population in the state. There are 55,000 American Indians in Minnesota. The population of American Indians in Hennepin County is 11,163 (Census 2000).

      MIWRC serves American Indian women and their families, primarily those who live in Hennepin County, but we also provide services to Indian women from throughout the Twin Cities metro area. Some services (primarily chemical dependency treatment and family reunification services) are at times provided to American Indians who live on one of the eleven reservations located within Minnesota. Our agency’s mission is to assist American Indian Women and their families with the ability to enjoy a better quality of life. Founded in 1984, MIWRC provides a broad range of programs for American Indian women; including chemical dependency treatment, family services, child care, housing assistance, counseling, library and informational services, child advocacy and training in parenting, education in childhood development, Indian cultural issues, and other family and community topics. We do extensive training in the Indian community on the topics of child development, FAS/FAE, chemical dependency issues, healthy parenting, mental health (including dual diagnosis), and cultural diversity. Our programs are based on the traditional values of the Ojibwe, which incorporate an egalitarian system of community living, and are shared by many other Indian Tribes and communities. In 2000, the agency served over 2,021 clients.




Minnesota Indian Women's
Resource Center

2300 15th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404

Phone: (612) 728-2000
Fax: (612) 728-2039
General E-mail: agency@miwrc.org

Bookmark Us